SEND

SEND students

North Yorkshire strides ahead with SEND changes

Published 3 February 2020

North Yorkshire has pushed ahead to achieve real change in the first year of its plan to transform provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

North Yorkshire County Council’s executive will consider the authority’s budget

North Yorkshire budget highlights very real crisis in social care and SEND funding

Published 28 January 2020

England’s largest county will hear that North Yorkshire desperately needs clarity around long-term funding solutions, particularly for adult social care and special educational needs, in the face of what’s described as “unrelenting demand”.

HRH The Countess of Wessex with pupils at The Forest School in Knaresborough

Children with SEN stage dance performance for HRH The Countess of Wessex

Published 9 October 2019

Children in North Yorkshire had a spring in their step when they received a royal visit.

Kallum Takacs who has gained gardening work after a supported internship

Major employers help young people with SEND move into work

Published 6 September 2019

Major employers will be helping to raise the aspirations of young people in North Yorkshire with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) at a series of careers events around the county.

Back of teenagers walking down street.

County Council to decide on high needs changes

Published 8 January 2019

The concerns of families and schools of children and young people with special needs and disability have been given serious consideration as part of recommendations for reshaping their educational provision across North Yorkshire.

child with bricks

County Council consults on high needs changes

Published 9 October 2018

We are consulting families, staff and schools on proposals to reshape the use of the high needs budget for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.

SEND child reading in school.

North Yorkshire to consult on special educational needs plan

Published 8 May 2018

North Yorkshire County Council has decided to consult on a strategic education plan for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.